feed the troll

English

Verb

feed the troll

  1. (Internet) To respond to an individual who posts deliberately inflammatory or disruptive statements, such as to a newsgroup or other online forum.
    The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed the troll by answering his irrelevant question whether he could host a game show.
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